Hutton Honors College Explained

Hutton Honors College
Address:811 E 7th St
Established:1966
Type:Public
Dean:Andrea Ciccarelli
City:Bloomington
State:Indiana
Country:United States
Coordinates:39.1688°N -86.524°W
Former Names:University Honors Divisions

The Hutton Honors College (or simply Hutton or HHC) is the honors program of Indiana University Bloomington. The college was founded as the University Honors Division in 1966 with Warner Chapman as its director. It was renamed the Hutton Honors College in the fall of 2004 in honor of IU alumnus Edward L. Hutton.[1] Its purpose serves to bring together students of various disciplines in an intellectually engaging manner, through research, creative projects, seminars, extracurricular activities, rigorous academics, travel abroad, and internships.

Hutton Honors College Students and Alumni have achieved many forms of successes, including:

- Fellowships and scholarships, such as the Churchill Scholarship, the Fulbright Scholarship, the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the Luce Fellowship, the Marshall Scholarship, the Rhodes Scholarship, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship, and many more.

- Graduate degrees at institutions such as Indiana University, UC Berkeley, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown University, Juilliard, Stanford, Columbia University, University of Chicago, Oxford University, etc.

- Careers in corporations and nonprofits which include, Amazon, the American Red Cross, the "Big Four" accounting firms, the U.S. Department of State, Ford Motor Company, Google, IBM, the Peace Corps, Target, and many others.

Timeline

Admission and academics

Admission into the prestigious Hutton Honors College requires students to have a minimum HS GPA of 3.90 (or top 7.5% class rank) and a ≥32 ACT or ≥1390 (OLD SAT CR+M)/ ≥1440 (NEW SAT) OR a minimum HS GPA of 3.85 (or top 10% class rank) and a ≥34 ACT or ≥1470 (OLD SAT CR+M)/ ≥1510 (NEW SAT).

To achieve the Hutton Honors Notation, students must maintain at least a 3.40 GPA for the required 18 credit hours counting towards the Hutton Honors Notation (HHN), with no course grade lower than a C (courses taken satisfactory/fail do not count toward the HHN), and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.40 at the time of graduation.

International program

Indiana University's Hutton Honors College is among the first university honors programs to make international experience a central feature of its mission and goals. The aim is to help fund an international experience for all of HHC students. Since 2000, the International Experiences Program has helped subsidize overseas experiences for more than 3,500 students. Recipients have traveled to six continents and more than 85 countries.[2]

Grants

During the 2009–2010 school year, Hutton awarded a total of 326 grants amounting to $334,402.50.[3] HHC provides grants for a range of student endeavors including:

Honors Residential Communities

HRCs are academically oriented living environments that emphasize the learning and social aspects of campus life. Students can take selected HHC courses at the residence center and consult with a peer mentor living nearby.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The evolution of the Hutton Honors College . Indiana University . 2008 . 2018-09-12.
  2. Web site: Hutton International Experiences Program. Indiana University . 2008 . 2011-01-03.
  3. http://www.indiana.edu/~iubhonor/hds/annualreport200910.pdf 2009-2010 Annual Report of the Hutton Honors College

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